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The key answer of exercise 10

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8.1 - History in a box for the textbook Speakout Advanced - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

Listen to the proverbs. Notice the rhythm and repeat. Many proverbs have two or three main stresses. Listen again and underline the stressed syllables.

Answer

  1. A picture is worth a thousand words.
  2. Better safe than sorry.
  3. Out of sight, out of mind.
  4. Home is where the heart is.
  5. Practise what you preach.
  6. Rome wasn't built in a day.
  7. There's no place like home.
  8. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
  9. Don't judge a book by its cover.
  10. Actions speak louder than words.
  11. Practice makes perfect.
  12. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.